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curious about something..with the enormous secrecy (by some) in the past about HD additions..for this plentiful announcement and some of the snips I'm reading in the thread here..

minus the way deals need to go about whatever political process and or just plain negotiations..
minus tango'ing
minus the paying customer's wants and comments on this board and many other sites
minus rocket launches needed to allocate said channel slot allotments..oh now the existing rocket can hold it in a different manner...

did this wonderful discovery and anticipation come.....
because of an impending price increase??? really??

after all 1 channel here (AMC)...and a few other scraps thrown to the wolves (BBCA/ION..etc)

did it really (not that I expect anyone to own up --> to this being the real matter of fact) all boil down to this plentiful bounty of anticipation...

curious about something..with the enormous secrecy (by some) in the past about HD additions..for this plentiful announcement and some of the snips I'm reading in the thread here..

minus the way deals need to go about whatever political process and or just plain negotiations..minus tango'ingminus the paying customer's wants and comments on this board and many other sitesminus rocket launches needed to allocate said channel slot allotments..oh now the existing rocket can hold it in a different manner...

did this wonderful discovery and anticipation come.....because of an impending price increase??? really??

after all 1 channel here (AMC)...and a few other scraps thrown to the wolves (BBCA/ION..etc)

did it really (not that I expect anyone to own up --> to this being the real matter of fact) all boil down to this plentiful bounty of anticipation...

[Disclaimer] The definition of "soon" is based solely on DirecTV's interpretation of the word, and all similarities with dictionary definitions of the word "soon" are purely coincidental and should not be interpreted as a time frame that will come to pass within a reasonable amount of time.

i'm sorry SR and other PC people here...I dont agree...after all ..I'm from the school that boatloads of stuff dont come as gifts or pleasant surprises, unless we pony up somehow or sometime......gotta admit the timing is a bit suspect huh??? no more from me on this...game on and god bless..

i'm sorry SR and other PC people here...I dont agree...after all ..I'm from the school that boatloads of stuff dont come as gifts or pleasant surprises, unless we pony up somehow or sometime......gotta admit the timing is a bit suspect huh??? no more from me on this...game on and god bless..

You posted your assumption on the timing of it, he told that was not correct. What exactly is there for you to disagree with?

If that logic were to hold, then why would D* launch another round later in the year? Why not just hold those off to next year when a price increase comes again?

Years ago (I'm talking the 90's), I believe there were several times where DirecTV promoted channels being added around the time of price increases. It softened the blow... of course, price increases weren't a yearly experience then either...

However, in 2012, TruTV-HD was added in March, and E!-HD in April, and outside of a couple of HBO channels and a 3D channel, the first part of 2011 was bleak for most customers.

I considered it good timing on DirecTV's part, but unrelated... I guess I'm right.

i'm sorry SR and other PC people here...I dont agree...after all ..I'm from the school that boatloads of stuff dont come as gifts or pleasant surprises, unless we pony up somehow or sometime......gotta admit the timing is a bit suspect huh??? no more from me on this...game on and god bless..

DirecTV added 9 HD channels in the 2Q of last year... well after the last price increase.

its my opinion and privilege as a citizen of these United States of America to disagree..

When and if it ever becomes the Unites States of Hoosier I'll have no choice but to fall to one knee, or flee the colonies..

You are disagreeing with the truth, you are not disagreeing with an opinion. I have no idea why that is such a difficult concept. You posted what was your opinion and assumption. He told you how it really is.

Leave me alone, my opinion is my privilege..deal with it..as is anyone else's post here on whatever they feel like posting about and or agreeing or not agreeing with..

What are you disagreeing with? You didn't say you had a difference of opinion with someone. When you said you didn't agree...it was not in response to an opinion. You appear to be disagreeing with the factual information provided by Satelliteracer.

What are you disagreeing with? You didn't say you had a difference of opinion with someone. When you said you didn't agree...it was not in response to an opinion. You appear to be disagreeing with the factual information provided by Satelliteracer.

Or disagreeing that the company line is "factual".

It may be fact that this is what SR has been told. I would not mean to impugn his integrity as I think he is a great guy and very helpful.

But to suspect that the the company line is not necessarily wholly factual is certainly an opinion he is entitled to.

"Without deviation from the norm, progress is not possible."--Frank Zappa

What are you disagreeing with? You didn't say you had a difference of opinion with someone. When you said you didn't agree...it was not in response to an opinion. You appear to be disagreeing with the factual information provided by Satelliteracer.

Guys... let's let it be, huh?

I'm personally of the opinion that Satelliteracer's statement is in fact the truth, but Santi360HD has the right to believe otherwise...

I'm going to be one of People Magazine's 2013 Most Beautiful People. You can choose whether to believe my statement or not!